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Libby Holland credits her Leaside High art teacher Gail Fularski (Leaside Life, Nov. 2020) with inspiring her art journey.  How does an art teacher get her students’ attention? Leasiders who studied art with Ms. Fularski …more

When 10-year-old Bani Arora heard from a classmate that she had to wait until she went home to change her feminine hygiene product, it got Bani wondering.   How many students were too embarrassed to …more

In late May this year, a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site. For many non-Indigenous people in Canada, the news …more

This year’s graduating class at Leaside High faced challenges with resilience and determination, according to Carolyn Singer, social science teacher, guidance counsellor and chair of the scholarship committee. As she says: “They missed out on …more

“To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home.” —Jerry Crawford, U.S. Air Force. The amount of air traffic over Leaside has long been a bone of …more

How does someone end up living in Leaside?  For photographer Russell Sutherland, it was a meeting with his wife-to-be, Alison, at a summer camp. While she and her family lived in Don Mills, they attended …more

Growing up in midtown Toronto, Wendy Mandelbaum spent her days commuting from the family home on Bayview Ave. to her father’s downtown clothing store where she was employed as a buyer. Working for the family …more

It feels appropriate at this time to be highlighting the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, after the recent death of Prince Philip. The award was inaugurated in 1956 and brought to Canada seven years later. It …more

For Leaside grad Katherine Leyton, Mother’s Day 2021 was an especially joyous one.  On Sun., March 27th, Leyton’s 3-year-old, Jude, wandered away from the family’s fishing resort about 65 kilometres north of Kingston.   For …more